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On [[25 November]] [[2006]], Emily Fox's 4-year world record was beaten by German Robin Stangenberg with a time of 7.41 seconds<ref>[http://www.weidigschule.de/buzneu/speed27.htm New World records at the 3rd Weidig Open, Butzbach]</ref>, the video can be seen [http://player.broadbandvideo.com/asxgen.asp?ShowOrClip=c&MediaType=v&MediaId=51801&MediaFolder=/BBV/atg/&MediaServer=stream92.broadbandvideo.com here] |
On [[25 November]] [[2006]], Emily Fox's 4-year world record was beaten by German Robin Stangenberg with a time of 7.41 seconds<ref>[http://www.weidigschule.de/buzneu/speed27.htm New World records at the 3rd Weidig Open, Butzbach]</ref>, the video can be seen [http://player.broadbandvideo.com/asxgen.asp?ShowOrClip=c&MediaType=v&MediaId=51801&MediaFolder=/BBV/atg/&MediaServer=stream92.broadbandvideo.com here] |
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Then on [[April 15]], [[2007]], David Wolf of Germany set the new world record of 7.25 seconds, at the 2007 World Sport Stacking Championships in Denver. |
Then on [[April 15]], [[2007]], David Wolf of Germany set the new world record of 7.25 seconds, at the 2007 World Sport Stacking Championships in Denver. Then the world record was broken in 7.23 in Attica, New York http://youtube.com/watch?v=OEhVxYN-QAc |
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[http://www.worldsportstackingassociation.org/results/2007/WSSAWorldRecords080707.pdf This] is a list of WSSA world records in all events. |
[http://www.worldsportstackingassociation.org/results/2007/WSSAWorldRecords080707.pdf This] is a list of WSSA world records in all events. |
Revision as of 23:23, 13 November 2007
Sport | Sport Stacking |
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Founded | 1995 |
Claim to fame | The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson |
Motto | Stack Fast! |
Competitors | Thousands Worldwide |
Country | USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Japan |
Most recent champion(s) | Steven Purugannon (7.23 second cycle) |
Official website | http://www.worldsportstackingassociation.org and http://www.speedstacks.com |
Sport stacking (formerly known as cup stacking) is an individual and team activity played using plastic cups. It originated in the early 1980's at a southern California boys and girls' club and received national attention in 1990 on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The sport was invented by Wayne Godinet. He shortly thereafter formed a group called Cupstack. Later he worked together with the physical education teacher Bob Fox. He was the man who invented all the formations and gave the name to the cycle stack. Early competitions were held in 1998 in Oceanside, California and Denver, Colorado.
Participants of sport stacking upstack and downstack cups in pre-determined sequences, competing against the clock or another player. Sequences are usually pyramids of three, six, or ten cups. Proponents of the sport say participants learn teamwork, cooperation, ambidexterity, and hand-eye coordination.
Tournaments are governed by the World Sport Stacking Association. In 2004, the WSSA changed the activity's name from cup stacking to sport stacking in an attempt to give it "immediate identification as a competitive sport."
The Cups
Sport stacking can only be done with specially designed cups, made to prevent sticking to one another. Made of durable plastic, the cups have holes in the bottom to allow air to pass through quickly when stacking the cups together, and are designed with a ledge inside to keep the cups separate when nested, so they can be quickly separated from each other when stacking. The official company for WSSA-approved cups is Speed Stacks. Their main competitor is Flashcups, which are mostly popular in Germany. The WSSA only allows Speed Stacks to be used in competitions, but any type cup can be used for ISSF (International Sport Stacking Federation) competitions.
Special training cups called "Super Stacks" are also available. These heavier cups are made of metal and are to be used directly before competitions. The added weight is supposed to make the regular cups feel lighter, allowing the stacker to stack faster in competition.
Rules
There are three main types of stacks in competition. All stacks can be made from left-to-right or right-to-left (individual preference), but the same direction must be maintained for both "up stacking" (setting the cups into pyramids) and "down stacking" (unstacking the pyramids and returning them to their nested position).
3 - 3 - 3
Uses 9 cups. Cups start in three nested stacks of 3. The stacker must create three pyramids of 3 cups each and then down stack the cups back into nested stacks of 3 in the order that they were upstacked.
3 - 6 - 3
Uses 12 cups. The stacker must create three pyramids made up of three cups on the left, six cups in the center, and three cups on the right (3-6-3), then down stack the cups in the order that they were upstacked into their original position. Also used as the first transition of the Cycle Stack.
6 - 6
Uses 12 cups. The stacker must create pyramids of 6 cups on the left and 6 on the right and then down stack both of them to create one pile of cups. This stack is only used competitively as the second transition in the Cycle Stack.
1 - 10 - 1
Uses 12 cups. The stacker begins with a single downstacked pile. He/she must take two cups off the top, turn one upside-down (stacker's choice), then upstack the remaining ten. The stacker must then tap the opposite sides of the single cups and take down the ten stack into a downstacked 3-6-3. This stack is only used competitively as the third transition of the Cycle Stack
The Cycle Stack
The most complicated stack is called the Cycle Stack. It involves a sequence which includes, in order: a 3-6-3 stack, a 6-6 stack, and a 1-10-1 stack, finishing in a down stacked 3-6-3.
Competition
Most sport stacking competitions are geared toward children, with divisions by year for ages 12 and under. For older stackers, the divisions are by age groups: 13-14, 15-18, 19-24 (Collegiate), 25-59 (Master), 60+ (Senior). There are also divisions for "Special Stackers" (disabled people).
In team relay, four-person teams compete head-to-head in a best-of-three-race match. In doubles, two stackers stand side-by-side to complete the stack, with one Stacker using only his or her right hand while the other using only his or her left.
2007
World Championships:
- Cycle Champion: David Wolf, 11, Germany, time 7.25 sec, New World Record
- 3-6-3 Champion: David Wolf, 11, time 2.65 sec
- 3-3-3 Champion: Timo Reuhl, 12, Germany, time 2.11 sec, New World Record
- Doubles Cycle: Robin Stangenberg and Colin Stangenberg, 14 and under, Germany, 8.78 sec, New World Record
3-3-3 2.27 is best in America German Championships:
- New 363 World Record: Timo Reuhl, Germany 2.57 sec
Australian Championships:
- Cycle Champion: Chris Patterson, Wollongong, Australia, time 9.45 sec. (2005)
World Records
The WSSA has set the following protocol for the setting of world records.:
- Must use WSSA approved sport stacking cups. (Speed Stacks)
- Must use a StackMat® and Tournament Display.
- Must be video taped for review and verification purposes.
- Must use 3 Judges (one designated Head Judge) to judge each try. After each try the 3 Judges confer. The Head Judge will then designate with a color-coded card the outcome of that try. (Green-Clean Run, Yellow-Try in Question (Immediate Video Review) and Red–Scratch).
A Finals Judge may not be a family member or the Sport Stacking Instructor of the Stacker.
WSSA's website recognizes the advantage stopwatch-timing allowed stackers before the 2003 introduction of the stackmat, but asserts that records set before 2003 are still recognized until they are broken.
On 25 November 2006, Emily Fox's 4-year world record was beaten by German Robin Stangenberg with a time of 7.41 seconds[1], the video can be seen here Then on April 15, 2007, David Wolf of Germany set the new world record of 7.25 seconds, at the 2007 World Sport Stacking Championships in Denver. Then the world record was broken in 7.23 in Attica, New York http://youtube.com/watch?v=OEhVxYN-QAc
This is a list of WSSA world records in all events.